By a formal communication sent to the President of the Veneto Region, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has proposed the designation of Matteo Gasparato as president of the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea Settentrionale is the body that manages the ports of Venice and Chioggia. The Region will now have to express its opinion on the proposal, which will subsequently be transmitted to the competent parliamentary committees for the final opinion.

Until the restoration of the ordinary top bodies of the Port Authority, with a further decree Gasparato was appointed Extraordinary Commissioner of the same Port Authority with effect from from 11 July 2025.